Not only did many critics hail it as the best video game movie to date, it also quickly became the highest grossing video game movie in U.S. box office history.
Its success as a video game adaptation—specifically 2016’s Detective Pikachu game on 3DS—puts it above the previous champ, Lara Croft Tomb Raider.
All told, Detective Pikachu came in second over the weekend with an estimated $58 million in domestic totals.